On Inspiring Women, Laurie McGraw talks with Debra about the CEO question that sent her into the research: can curiosity be learned? They cover what a joke on a train in Italy taught her about American conversations, and what the research found about curiosity and leadership performance. She also tells the story of the friends who booked her an off-Broadway show before she had written a word of it.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Why everyone at Frito-Lay started on a route truck, and what it taught her
- The CEO question that started her research: is curiosity innate or learned?
- What an Italian joke about Americans reveals about how we talk
- The link between curiosity and leadership performance
- Why curiosity is contagious, and a state rather than a trait
- The four parts of the Curiosity Curve framework
- "Unless Tom asks for something three times, take no action"
- Writing and performing A Curious Woman off-Broadway
- Why AI makes asking the right question the real edge
- Her advice for women: ask the question and say your point of view
CHAPTERS
0:00 Trailer
0:56 Introduction
1:36 Starting out on a Frito-Lay route truck
3:26 Why she said yes to the truck
4:16 The CEO's question: can curiosity be learned?
5:07 An Italian joke about Americans
6:09 Record-low engagement and the missing piece
7:09 The research: curiosity and leadership performance
9:24 The four parts of the Curiosity Curve
10:24 Coca-Cola: "Take no action"
11:55 Building the Leadership Institute at Humana
14:38 A Curious Woman: her off-Broadway show
17:49 What performing taught her
19:32 AI and the leaders who ask bolder questions
21:10 Advice for women: ask the question
22:38 Thank you
ABOUT THE GUEST
Dr. Debra Clary is a leadership strategist and the founder and CEO of the Clary Group. She wrote The Curiosity Curve: The Leader's Guide to Growth and Transformation Through Bold Questions. She founded and led the Leadership Institute at Humana, and she holds a doctorate in leader development.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Inspiring Women with Laurie McGraw features conversations with women leaders in health, technology and business.
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